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- STEAM on the Go! Takes over the Internet!
Watch on Thursday, September 2 at 11:30 a.m.
Dive into the newest portion of the STEAM on the Go! series with the new digital content available online.
Supplies: Library and smartphone or computer - Yay Yarn!
Watch on Thursday, September 9 at 11:30 a.m.
Learn how to build a handheld knitting loom and create strands of wearable art.
Supplies: Toilet paper roo, duct tape, popsicle sticks, yarn, buttons, glue, tape, and toothpicks
- Exploration on Wheels! Coming to a neighborhood near you!
Watch on Thursday, September 16 at 11:30 a.m.
Meet the newest member of the Anaheim Public Library coming to a neighborhood, library, community center, park, and other locations throughout near you!
Supplies: Cardboard, penny, scissors, crayons-markers-colored pencils (optional) - Super Spinners
Watch on Thursday, September 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Discover the power of physics with force and motion while creating your own spinning toy!
Supplies: Cardboard, penny, scissors, crayons-markers-colored pencils (optional) - Let's Make Egg Geodes!
Watch on Thursday, September 30 at 11:30 a.m.
Discover the amazing history of the earth as you explore geology and geodes! As part of this adventure, you will create your own one-of-a-kind geode! For this adventure, you will need an adult's help.
Supplies: Empty and clean eggshells, water, food coloring (gel or liquid), Epson salt, measuring cup, hot water, measuring spoon, liquid school glue, paintbrush or foam brush, small spoon or stick to stir the food coloring.
- Fun with Solubility
Watch on Thursday, August 5 at 11:30 a.m.
What is water solubility and why is it important? Learn the answers to these questions while creating your own water-soluble art piece.
Supplies: Paper towels, spray, bottle, water, washable markers, plastic tray or some sort of mat. - Water Refraction and Its Twisted Ideas
Watch on Thursday, August 12 at 11:30 a.m.
Discovery the power of water refraction in this fun and simple experiment you can do at home.
Supplies: 2 large see-through cylinders or tall clear kitchen glasses, water, pencil or straw, printouts from the internet, and pictures of favorite characters from a book. - Magic Paper Lotus
Watch on Thursday, August 19 at 11:30 a.m.
Create a magical colorful lotus flower that will blossom before your very eyes through the power of water and science!
Supplies: Paper, water, tub/cup/basin (to hold the water), markers, scissors. - Make an Ancient Water Clock!
Watch on Thursday, August 26 at 11:30 a.m.
Construct one of the oldest types of clocks ever used to measure time.
Supplies: Empty plastic water bottle, pushpin, permanent marker, scissors, stopwatch (or you can use the one on your phone)
- Wearable Art - Part II: Patterns with Dye
Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
Color your world in this follow-up to Wearable Art with the Fiber Friends! Learn how to take your knowledge of dyes to the next level by creating cool patterns on fabric and clothes! Participants will learn a few fundamental Shibori techniques using common household and/or office materials with inexpensive store-bought dyes.
Supplies: store-bought dyes with two or more colors, salt, tongs or other stirring tool, bucket with water, rubber bands, string, a pair of wooden blocks of the same size (approx. 1-2 inches in width and 2-4 inches in length), and non-synthetic (cotton, silk, wool) t-shirt or piece of fabric. Optional: gloves. - Freezing Up Fun
Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Learn about the science of ice cream! Miss Kimi will teach you how to make ice cream at home.
Supplies: Rock salt, quart and gallon size plastic Zip lock bags, milk or cream, sugar, vanilla extract, measuring cups and spoons, bowls, and spoons. - Water Density
Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Discover water density in this fun experiment with STEAM Mix-Master Emiliano!
Supplies: Water, salt, sugar, food coloring, 4 or 5 cups, cherry or grape tomato, one large cylinder, spoon, funnel, straw, tape, and eyedropper or pipette. - Colorful Food Science
Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
Learn about food science and make Rainbow S’mores Dip, Rock Candy, & Walking Water with Mr. Sam.
Rainbow S’mores Dip Supplies: Baking dish, chocolate chips, butter, marshmallows, toothpicks, and graham crackers.
Rock Candy Supplies: water, sugar, skewers, jar, Kool-Aid packs, and one clothespin.
Walking Water Supplies: water, food coloring, paper towels, and cups. - Taste the Rainbow
Watch on Thursday, July 29 at 11:30 a.m.
Discover the world of color theory in a tasty exploration of art and science with Le Juan.
Supplies: 3 plastic or ceramic dinner plates, starbursts, skittles, M&Ms, and milk.
- Wearable Art - Part 1: Dye Adventure
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
Color your world and learn how easy it is to create fun colors with inexpensive, store-bought dyes. The Fiber Friends will teach you how to use dyes that add expressive colors to clothing and fabric from start to finish.
Supplies: store-bought dye (such as Ritz) in two or more colors, a bucket with water, rubber bands, string, salt, tongs, or other stirring tool, nonsynthetic (cotton, silk, wool) t-shirt or piece of fabric. Optional: gloves.
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Rad Rainbows
- Reimagine Your Favorite Books Through Zines
- Watch Part I on Instagram or YouTube
This workshop series will introduce attendees to different types of zines, or handmade booklets, and show them how to create their own! Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite book to the virtual workshop to create a fanzine or a zine reflecting on the content of that book. Participants can pick up a kit with supplies from their neighborhood library branch.
This workshop series is a collaboration with Able ARTs Work, an organization that provides lifelong learning, community service, and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people of all abilities and all ages.
- Watch Part I on Instagram or YouTube
- Make a Kaleidoscope
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
Color your world and learn how to make a DIY Kaleidoscope with Frankie Fiber!
Supplies: Paper towel tube, 12" x 12" card stock or scrapbook paper, thin clear plastic (can be scrap from packaging), colorful translucent beads, cardboard, aluminum foil, marker, washi tape or other decorations, low melt glue gun, and scissors.
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Stain Train!
- Citizen Science - Mosquito Traps
- What's up with water?
- Create your own composting bin!
- Wind, Solar, Water, oh my!
- Earth 2.0 - Floating City
- Upcycled Holiday Wreath Art
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Reindeer Game Flight Experiment
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Weather & Feathers
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Scratch Art
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Chemical Explosions Part II
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Fun with the Wind
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Edible Science!
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Explore the Moon!
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Spooky Science Spiderwebs
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
- Download the Activity Worksheet
- Discover Minimalism
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Discover Minimalism Activity Worksheet
- Save the Ocean
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Save the Ocean Worksheet
- Re-use Your Take-out Box! Printmaking with Styrofoam
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Re-use Your Take-out Box Worksheet
- STEAM on the Go Sampler
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Learn about STEAM on the Go! Kits
- Mission Artemis: First Woman on the Moon
- Discover Overlap Painting and artist, Tomashi Jackson
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Overlap Painting Worksheet
- But Will it Boat?
- Watch on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- But Will it Boat? Worksheet
- Upcycle! Make Your Own Recycled Fashion Statement
- Discovery Quest: Search for the Lost City
- Origami Lab
- Banding Together: The cross point of math and art
- Timber! Design! Build!
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- Timber! Design! Build! Worksheet
- Weave with Yarn
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- Straw Weaving Worksheet
- Fossil Discovery Day
- Watch on Facebook
Contact Us
Program Administer
Katrina Ford
Senior Librarian
(714) 765-1764
STEAM_Adventures@anaheim.net